A store official saw footage of Phillips slipping $50 and $100 bills from the register on various shifts, and putting them into a return box, according to charging papers.

He allegedly would pocket the bills when he took the box to return the items.

Phillips told detectives he returned a $100 bill to the store official the day he realized he was being investigated, court records state. He took the money, according to charging papers, because he had a lot of debt and wasn’t getting enough hours.